Melissa Ward

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 679 citations indexed

About

Melissa Ward is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Ward has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 679 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Oceanography, 8 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Melissa Ward's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (9 papers), Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (8 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (5 papers). Melissa Ward is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (9 papers), Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (8 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (5 papers). Melissa Ward collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Panama. Melissa Ward's co-authors include Jeremy Farrar, Mark Woolhouse, Bram van Bunnik, Tessa M. Hill, Aurora M. Ricart, Brian Gaylord, Eric Sanford, Aaron T. Ninokawa, Kristy J. Kroeker and Lee Murphy and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Ward

19 papers receiving 667 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Antimicrobial resistance in humans, livestock and the wider environment

2015 456 citations Mark Woolhouse, Melissa Ward et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →

Peers

Melissa Ward

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ECOLO

OCEAN

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Maysa Mandetta Clementino Brazil

Nicolas Renaud France

Enrique Doster United States

Pierre Ngassam Cameroon

Oliver Bezuidt South Africa

Alfonso Navas Spain

Lin Teng China

Mark W. J. van Passel Netherlands

Chengtao Sun China

Toshifumi Konda Japan

Maysa Mandetta Clementino Brazil

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169 ×0.8

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149 ×0.7

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320 ×1.9

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72 ×0.5

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32 ×0.3

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Citations per year, relative to Melissa Ward Melissa Ward (= 1×) peers Maysa Mandetta Clementino

Countries citing papers authored by Melissa Ward

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa Ward

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Melissa Ward. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Melissa Ward. The network helps show where Melissa Ward may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Ward

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melissa Ward. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melissa Ward based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Melissa Ward. Melissa Ward is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Schröder, Cornelius, Víctor Martínez-Vicente, Antoine Collin, et al.. (2025). Simulation-based inference advances water quality mapping in shallow coral reef environments. Royal Society Open Science. 12(5). 241471–241471.

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Balkenende, Erin, Loreen A. Herwaldt, Michael Willey, et al.. (2025). Implementing intranasal povidone-iodine in the orthopedic trauma surgery setting to prevent surgical site infections: a qualitative study of healthcare provider perspectives. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 14(1). 14–14. 1 indexed citations

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Benkwitt, Cassandra E., et al.. (2025). Biophysical drivers of coral reef community structure across a tropical benthic seascape. Coral Reefs. 44(4). 1305–1314.

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Spalding, Ana K., et al.. (2023). Oregon shellfish farmers: Perceptions of stressors, adaptive strategies, and policy linkages. Ocean & Coastal Management. 234. 106475–106475. 5 indexed citations

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Hill, Tessa M., Brian Gaylord, Eric Sanford, et al.. (2023). Variable exposure to multiple climate stressors across the California marine protected area network and policy implications. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 80(7). 1923–1935. 3 indexed citations

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Ward, Melissa, et al.. (2023). Lessons learned from over thirty years of eelgrass restoration on the US West Coast. Ecosphere. 14(8). 12 indexed citations

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Ward, Melissa, Tye L. Kindinger, Tessa M. Hill, et al.. (2022). Reviews and syntheses: Spatial and temporal patterns in seagrass metabolic fluxes. Biogeosciences. 19(3). 689–699. 9 indexed citations

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Schweizer, Marin L., Loreen A. Herwaldt, L. Boyken, et al.. (2022). Feasibility and acceptability of intranasal povidone iodine decolonization among orthopedic trauma surgery patients. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(S1). s62–s63. 1 indexed citations

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Ricart, Aurora M., Melissa Ward, Tessa M. Hill, et al.. (2022). Commentary: Overstated Potential for Seagrass Meadows to Mitigate Coastal Ocean Acidification. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. 1 indexed citations

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Ward, Melissa, et al.. (2022). California shellfish farmers: Perceptions of changing ocean conditions and strategies for adaptive capacity. Ocean & Coastal Management. 225. 106155–106155. 5 indexed citations

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Ward, Melissa, et al.. (2021). Blue carbon stocks and exchanges along the California coast. Biogeosciences. 18(16). 4717–4732. 26 indexed citations

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Ward, Melissa, et al.. (2021). Blue Carbon Stocks and Exchanges Along the Pacific West Coast. 1 indexed citations

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Kroeker, Kristy J., Tye L. Kindinger, Melissa Ward, et al.. (2021). Reviews and Syntheses: Spatial and temporal patterns in metabolic fluxes inform potential for seagrass to locally mitigate ocean acidification. 3 indexed citations

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Ricart, Aurora M., Brian Gaylord, Tessa M. Hill, et al.. (2021). Seagrass-driven changes in carbonate chemistry enhance oyster shell growth. Oecologia. 196(2). 565–576. 19 indexed citations

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Grassley, Jane S., et al.. (2019). Partnership Between a Health System and a Correctional Center to Normalize Birth for Incarcerated Women. Nursing for Women s Health. 23(5). 433–439. 4 indexed citations

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Grassley, Jane S., Melissa Ward, & Rick Tivis. (2019). Development and Psychometric Testing of the Nurses’ Confidence Scale: Unique Families. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing. 49(1). 101–112.

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Ward, Melissa & P. Anz-Meador. (2019). MLI Impact Phenomenology Observed on the HST Bay 5 MLI Panel. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2109. 6023.

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Ward, Melissa, et al.. (2016). A Comparative Analysis of the Traditional Sit-and-Reach Test and the R.S. Smith Sit-and-Reach Design. 17(1). 5. 1 indexed citations

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Woolhouse, Mark, Melissa Ward, Bram van Bunnik, & Jeremy Farrar. (2015). Antimicrobial resistance in humans, livestock and the wider environment. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 370(1670). 20140083–20140083. 456 indexed citations breakdown →

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Holmes, Anne, Lesley Allison, Melissa Ward, et al.. (2015). Utility of Whole-Genome Sequencing of Escherichia coli O157 for Outbreak Detection and Epidemiological Surveillance. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 53(11). 3565–3573. 56 indexed citations

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